HylicManoeuvre@mander.xyz to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTIL that the forward part of a ship, the forecastle, is pronounced (and sometimes written as) "fo'c'sle"en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the forward part of a ship, the forecastle, is pronounced (and sometimes written as) "fo'c'sle"en.wikipedia.orgHylicManoeuvre@mander.xyz to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoYou would be amazed how many short forms are used in sailing, sometimes crippled to letter salad with apostrophes. Fo’c’sle is not alone, by far.
minus-squareprayer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoBoatswain -> Bosun -> Bo’s’n
You would be amazed how many short forms are used in sailing, sometimes crippled to letter salad with apostrophes. Fo’c’sle is not alone, by far.
Boatswain -> Bosun -> Bo’s’n